Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

Tax Deed78,132 residents

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Tax Deed

Redemption periodstate default

None in most counties for upset/judicial sales; limited redemption (90 days) survives in specific home-rule counties (e.g., Philadelphia, in narrow cases)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer in the large majority of counties

Governing statutestate default

Pennsylvania Real Estate Tax Sale Law, 72 P.S. §5860.101 et seq.

Notes

Pennsylvania Tax Claim Bureau county (RETSL). Clearfield County Tax Claim Bureau (Courthouse Annex) collects delinquent real estate taxes and conducts the annual Upset Tax Sale of delinquent properties; Judicial/Repository paths follow for unsolds. Pre-registration form required (PDF on county site). 2025 Tax Sale List published; historic venue includes Clearfield County Fairgrounds (e.g. Sept 20, 2024 10:00 a.m. public tax sale). Contact Tax Claim at 814-765-2641 ext. 5006 for 2026 Upset date and Conditions of Sale. North-central PA / I-80 corridor.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person (Fairgrounds / county-announced venue)

Frequency

Upset typically September annually; Judicial as needed for unsolds — confirm 2026 date with Tax Claim Bureau

Platform

Clearfield County Tax Claim Bureau — Tax Sale ↗

Deposit rules

Submit Pre-Registration Form for Tax Sale (PDF on county site). Payment per Conditions of Sale — certified funds practice common for PA Upset. Buyer beware: Upset purchases often subject to surviving mortgages/judgments. Title search strongly recommended.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Upset: many mortgages and judgments survive. Judicial Sale after Court process: free and clear of most private liens under RETSL §612 with proper notice. Federal tax liens need separate analysis.

Quiet title

Often used after Upset and sometimes Judicial for insurable title; confirmation challenges can affect marketability.

Deal maths for Pennsylvania

Assessment ratio: 0.4065× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,500–$5,000 · 4 mo
Recording and transfer: $250

Pennsylvania has no statewide assessment ratio. Counties assess against their own base years, some decades old, and the State Tax Equalization Board publishes a Common Level Ratio per county each year. Always use the county ratio.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Clearfield County Tax Claim Bureau / Assessment & Tax Claim ↗

814-765-2641

Clerk of court

Clearfield County Prothonotary / Recorder of Deeds ↗

Property appraiser

Clearfield County Assessment ↗

GIS / parcel map

Clearfield County GIS / assessment maps ↗

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

Clearfield / downtown–Market Street core

County-seat services and I-80 access with local SF absorption

DuBois / southwest commercial edge

Largest retail node in the county with stronger resale liquidity

Curwensville / river valley fringe

Relative entry pricing; underwrite flood and employment thinness